TIANA LEMONS
Orcutt | Winslow
SAY IT LOUD - TENNESSEE Exhibitor
Tennessee Based Designer
Who or what inspires you professionally?
Who inspires me: my co-workers, other designers and architects and the clients we work with. What inspires me: travel, music, conversation, kindness and good leadership.
TIANA LEMONS
Bio:
Tiana Lemons is the Interior Design Studio Leader for Orcutt | Winslow’s Nashville office. For the past 29 years, Tiana has given her talent to designing commercial, educational, and healthcare facilities across the country. Both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations have benefited from her keen eye and design sensibilities. A member of IIDA since 1991, she has served on the IIDA TN Chapter board for the past 5 years and continues to serve in an advisory role to the board.
How did you first learn about architecture and when did you decide that built environment profession was an area of interest for you?
When I was a young girl, I loved anything creative, I would look at floor plans in the local area newspaper and draw plans and sketches of the house I would have when I grew up. I like to repaint and rearrange the furniture in my room all the time.
What do you do?
I am an interior designer working in Nashville, TN for 34 years. I am a senior associate and Healthcare Studio leader for Orcutt I Winslow. My responsibilities include project management, team leadership, client management and business development.
What excites you in the work you do?
First, I love what I do and am so fortunate to work for a great company with amazing people. Everyday is different and I get to design creative spaces and meet new people along the way. It is an amazing adventure.
Who or what inspires you professionally?
Who inspires me: my co-workers, other designers and architects and the clients we work with. What inspires me: travel, music, conversation, kindness and good leadership.
What is your proudest professional accomplishment or achievement?
After working for a company for 20 years, I went to work for a new firm, building a new team and building a sector of business from scratch. It was a huge risk for me, but has been so rewarding and a success for both me and the company.
Featured Project Name:
Harpeth Hall Bright IDEA Lab
Featured Project Location:
Nashville, TN
Featured Project Completion Date:
March 2022
Role in Featured Project:
Interior Designer
Featured Project Description:
The Harpeth Hall School looked to re-imagine their under-utilized gymnasium space. Centered between the school's humanities and STEM buildings, the new 13,000 SF Bullard Bright IDEA (Innovation Design and Education in Action) Lab was designed to promote collaborative entrepreneurship and design amongst students. The Lab includes a maker space, robotics classroom with retractable field, teaching kitchen, green-screen podcast studio, study and loft space, lecture hall for 125, and more.
